Hydrocarbons - Result Question 43
####45. When hydrochloric acid gas is treated with propene in presence of benzoyl peroxide, it gives
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(a) 2-Chloropropane
(b) Allyl chloride
(c) No reaction
(d) n-Propyl chloride.
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Solution:
- (a) Addition of
to propene even in the presence of benzoyl peroxide occurs according to Markovnikov’s rule :
Peroxide effect is observed only in case of